Dorina Bekoe
Senior Research Associate (Africa), Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention

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Dorina A. Bekoe is a senior research associate in the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, where she specializes in African conflicts, political development, institutional reform and peace agreement implementation. She manages a project on political transition in Africa that includes work on electoral violence, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. Her previous research focused on the incentives for warring parties to comply with peace agreements, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and its related African Peer Review Mechanism, and the regionalization of conflict in Africa.
Bekoe holds a B.A. in economics from Franklin and Marshall College, an M.S. in public policy from Carnegie Mellon University and a Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University.
Publications:
- Kenya: Setting the Stage for Durable Peace?
USIPeace Briefing (April 2008) - Kenya: Post-Election Paroxysm
On the Issues (January 2008) - Côte d'Ivoire: Ensuring a Peaceful Political Transition
USIPeace Briefing (December 2007) - "The Conflicts in Sudan: American and European Policies," The Challenge of Islamists for EU and US Policies: Conflict, Stability and Reform." (SWP and USIP, November 2007).
- The Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
USIPeace Briefing (October 2007) - Implementing Peace Agreements: Lessons from Mozambique, Angola, and Liberia. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).
- Sudan?s 2009 Elections: Critical Issues and Timelines
USIPeace Briefing (August 2007) - Developing and Managing Congo?s Natural Resources
USIPeace Briefing (July 2007) - Women?s Role in Liberia?s Reconstruction
USIPeace Briefing (May 2007) - Zimbabwe?s Latest Crackdown: Responses and Consequences
USIPeace Briefing (May 2007) - Security Sector Reform in Liberia: Domestic Considerations and the Way Forward
USIPeace Briefing (April 2007) - Nigeria 2007: Building Blocks for a Peaceful Transition Workshop Report
USIPeace Briefing (March 2007) - Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in Eastern Sudan
USIPeace Briefing (September 2006) - Overcoming Obstacles to Humanitarian Assistance in Darfur
USIPeace Briefing (January 2006) - East Africa and the Horn: Confronting Challenges to Good Governance, editor. (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005).
- "Toward a Theory of Peace Agreement Implementation: The Case of Liberia," Phases of Conflict in Africa, edited by Rose M. Kadende-Kaiser and Paul J. Kaiser. (Willowdale, Canada: de Sitter Publications, 2005).
- "Mutual Vulnerability and the Implementation of Peace Agreements: Examples from Mozambique, Angola, and Liberia," International Journal of Peace Studies Vol. 10, no. 2 (Autumn/Winter 2005), pp. 43-68.
- Strategies for Peace in the Niger Delta
USIPeace Briefing (December 2005) - Resolving the Boundary Dispute in Sudan's Abyei Region
USIPeace Briefing (October 2005) - "Creating a Reliable African Peer Review Mechanism," Chimera 1 (Winter 2003): 2-9.
- "Côte d'Ivoire: What Prospects for Peace?," West Africa (May 12-18, 2003).
- On the Issues: Zimbabwe's Electoral Violence
July 2008 - On the Issues: Kenya
January 10, 2008
Resources & Tools
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December 2009
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Peace Brief
by Dorina Bekoe and Michelle Swearingen
USIP summarizes ways the Congolese diaspora can help resolve the long-running conflict in the DRC, and their recommendations to improve conditions in the country. |
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August 2009
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Book
by Daniel Brumberg and Dina Shehata, editors
Conflict, Identity, and Reform in the Muslim World highlights the challenges that escalating identity conflicts within Muslim-majority states pose for both the Muslim world and for the West, an issue that has received scant attention in policy and academic circles. |
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May 2009
An online toolkit for peacemakers, negotiators, and other conflict management practitioners. |
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December 2008
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Peace Brief
by Sarah Bessell and Kelly Campbell
The fragility of the Chadian government, as well as the fragmentation among Chadian civil society, political parties, and rebel movements, poses significant challenges that Chadian civil society, regional governments, African institutions and the international community must address with a coordinated strategy. Although the situation in the country is often examined through the lens of the Darfur crisis, several internal factors drive the instability in Chad and its regional actions. Countries: Chad, Sudan
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Economics and Development, Environment and Natural Resources, Governance, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping
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August 2008
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Peace Brief
by Sheila Mwiandi
This briefing by Sheila Mwiandi explores various dimensions of Kenya's post-election IDP problems, including elections-related issues prior to 2008, challenges to relocating IDPs and strategies for improving the situation. Countries: Kenya
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding, Population and Diaspora, Youth
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July 2008
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On the Issues
by Dorina Bekoe
What are the national, regional and international consequences of recent electoral violence in Zimbabwe? What triggered the outbreak? Read more from Senior Research Associate Dorina Bekoe. |
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April 2008
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Peace Brief
by Dorina Bekoe
After botched elections, what are the strengths and weaknesses of Kenya’s recent National Accord? Will the deal hold up? What are the costs of withdrawing from the coalition government? Countries: Kenya
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Governance, Mediation and Facilitation, Peacebuilding, Population and Diaspora, Youth
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February 2008
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On the Issues
by Dorina Bekoe and Jacki Wilson
Dorina Bekoe and Jacki Wilson discuss the renewed violence in Kenya, sparked by a flawed electoral process. |
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January 2008
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Peace Brief
by Kelly Campbell
As the planned deployment of a hybrid African Union and UN peacekeeping force gets underway, many issues regarding Darfur remain unsolved. What are the conflict's roots? What obstacles bar resolution of the conflict? How has Sudan violated international norms in this conflict? |
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October 2007
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Peace Brief
by Dorina Bekoe
Amidst the conflict in Darfur and simmering tensions in the south of the country, USIP is working with regional partners to bring about a peace accord in the eastern part of Sudan. This USIPeace Briefing outlines the process, which incorporates steps in political reconciliation, disarmament, and economic development. Countries: Sudan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Economics and Development, Governance, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding
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September 2007
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Peace Brief
by Jacqueline C. Woodfork and Joel Charny
Recently, internal conflicts stemming from past and present realities and spillover of political unrest and violence from neighboring countries have given the Central African Republic, one of the least known countries in Africa, more prominence on the international map. Read more about this troubled region. Countries: Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
| Issue Areas: Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Economics and Development, Governance
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August 2007
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Special Report
by Lahra Smith
Ethiopia’s domestic politics have produced violence and continuing tension over the past two years. The deep shortcomings in the country’s democratization and state-building processes may remain unresolved as the worsening instability of the region takes precedence. |
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August 2007
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Peace Brief
by Kelly Campbell and Dorina Bekoe
Sudan’s elections, scheduled to take place by July 2009, are a major milestone of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Domestic and international institutions are already planning for the elections, although many legal and logistical issues must be resolved before they take place. |
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May 2007
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Peace Brief
by Dorina Bekoe
The socio-economic and political conditions in Zimbabwe have been declining for years, but on March 11, 2007, they seemed to take a dramatic turn for the worse. Against these worsening conditions, USIP convened a public meeting to discuss the triggers leading to the March 2007 crackdown, the changes within the political parties in Zimbabwe, the challenges facing civil society organizations (CSOs), and the public’s response to past political violence. Countries: Zimbabwe
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Economics and Development, Governance, Human Rights, Peacebuilding
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March 2007
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Peace Brief
by Dorina Bekoe
Nigeria has had a grim history of electoral violence since its return to democratic rule in 1999, and with its next elections eight weeks away, USIP, in partnership with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding - Nigeria, held a workshop on the prevention of electoral violence. This report describes the structure of the workshop, highlights concerns about the upcoming elections cited by the participants, and outlines participants' recommendations to civil society for the way forward. Countries: Nigeria
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Governance, Peacebuilding
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January 2007
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Special Report
by Jibrin Ibrahim
The road map for the 2007 elections in Nigeria appears to be in jeopardy. Many observers fear that the upcoming elections, like so many previous ones, will be marred by electoral fraud and rigging. Because of this history, elections have often been associated with political tension, crisis, and even violence. Countries: Nigeria
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention
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September 2006
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Peace Brief
by Dorina Bekoe and Nirina Kiplagat
Formal peace talks are underway in Eastern Sudan, aimed at resolving the low-intensity conflict that has plauged the region since 1997. What are the keys to a sustainable and lasting peace in Eastern Sudan? Countries: Sudan
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding
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January 2006
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Peace Brief
by Dorina Bekoe and Kelly Campbell
Civilians and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur are increasingly being attacked by militia groups. What are the challenges of the rising insecurity faced by civilians in Darfur and AMIS? How can the GOS respond, and what are the opportunities for the international community to facilitate humanitarian assistance in Darfur? |
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December 2005
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Peace Brief
by Dorina Bekoe
This USIPeace Briefing recaps a recent public event on the peacemaking strategies being pursued in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Countries: Nigeria
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Mediation and Facilitation, Peacebuilding
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October 2005
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Peace Brief
by Dorina Bekoe, Kelly Campbell and Nicholas Howenstein
A USIPeace Briefing on a recent meeting of the Institute's Sudan Peace Forum discussing the implications of the Abyei Boundary Commission report for the Abyei region in Sudan. |
Events
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October 28, 2009
This panel at this event assessed Guinea's political, security, and social environment in the wake of the September 28, 2009 clash between the Guinean military and demonstrators protesting Dadis Camara's candidacy in next January's presidential elections. Countries: Guinea
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Governance
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September 1, 2009
Chad's internal political crisis has resulted in coups, the formation of armed groups, and a vicious cycle feuling the conflict in Darfur. What obstacles and opportunities do the Chadian and diaspora civil society groups face in resolving the crisis? Countries: Chad
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July 28, 2009
While the world has concentrated on the civil wars in Darfur and South Sudan, there are simmering political conflict and resource challenges that must be addressed in the east, the Nuba Mountains, and Nubia. In eastern Sudan, political tensions persist despite the signing of a peace agreement in 2006. Countries: Sudan
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June 23, 2008
A public event co-sponsored with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Freedom House Countries: Zimbabwe
| Issue Areas: Governance, Human Rights, Political Systems and International Relations
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June 17, 2008
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June 3, 2008
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June 30, 2008
A public event co-sponsored with Internews Countries: Kenya
| Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Governance, Political Systems and International Relations
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March 27, 2008
A public event co-sponsored by USIP and Freedom House |
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January 24, 2008
Public event co-sponsored by USIP's Liberia Working Group and The Initiative for Inclusive Security |
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November 15, 2007
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October 26, 2007
Countries: Zimbabwe
| Issue Areas: Communications and Media, Governance, Political Systems and International Relations
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September 20, 2007
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May 11, 2007
Countries: Liberia
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April 25, 2007
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November 29, 2006
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November 13, 2006
Countries: Liberia
| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Governance, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy
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October 4, 2006
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April 7, 2006
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February 2, 2006
Countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Peacekeeping
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September 15, 2005
Countries: Guinea, Togo, Zimbabwe
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Conflict Analysis, Early Warning & Conflict Prevention, Governance, Peacebuilding
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